Why do Respawn hate Octane?
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Woah woah woah Compadre?! Octane just got a 10% increase to his Stim speed And they made it so he has a cleanse effect upon activation! Not only that but his Jump Pad can now allow double-jumps! Trust me muchacho; When playing Octane- you gotta utilize his Speed. Many times I'll see a player (as Octane) shuffle in place or move in more back-and-forth motions. It's good to strafe side-to-side, and utilize more Hipfire. Also, it's good to take advantage of his speed by attacking from multiple angles- areas behind line of sight, and not adjacent to teammates.
(Those are my secrets anyways...)
@StarMystro 14k kills with Octane and will say two things: the buffs were garbage, and the nerf to healing when stimming was very harmful.
Also, jump pad is very poo as an ult. Deploys and doesn't work a lot of the time (fully deployed too), bugs and falls through world.
Only tact to negatively impact the player in the game. Why doesn't Wraith text take her health? Or Pathfinder? Both are faster than stim.
Respawns neglect is woeful. Much rather they publicly come out and just admit "yea we hate Mexicans" and that be that.
I don't see in the Patch Notes where Octane can no longer heal during Stim effects... I mean, usually his Stim can be used as a great offensive tool anyways? I personally reap some great victories with his speed, but that's just me maybe.
His Jump Pad can be great for surprising enemies from angles they wouldn't expect too. I've had some rare occasions where I couldn't reach them- due to placement.
@StarMystro all speed effects of stim stop immediately when healing now. Massive nerf to a legend already nearly the worst. Needless.
I still get 5 or so wins on him daily just wanted some accountability from Respawn and them to come out and say: "we love wraith potato play and that's all we will promote", given she is buffed constantly even though she's the most powerful legend already.
Octane needs a fundamental ground up rework. Pad should be tact. Stim should be ult, not take health, and last for 60 seconds.
- @S1mmOJ That’s so true man, what’s the point of being the fastest character in the game if you’re gonna go into a fight with gray body shield even tho you have purple... it’s kinda wack
@BillyCrash100 dude Mirage is powerful since his rework... They completely rebuilt him and it WORKED.
Octane is voted joint worst with Crypto, and honestly I'd say Crypto isn't as bad as at least he has some offensive damage dealing capability on his ult.
Look, I've mained Octane for a long time. I'm regularly top 50 on kills, dmg and wins. I genuinely wouldn't be moaning that he is broke as fk unless I believed it.
He needs a ground up rework WITHOUT health penalties in his tact/ult. Anyone who disagrees with this just hasn't spent enough time playing him in a range of different scenarios and situations... It's clear the Devs just haven't played him enough to realise "ok wow this isn't fair".
I hope to god they read this thread and start a mirage style reboot... NO ONE is saying he needs to lose his speed, it's WHO HE IS - but you don't have to cut your arms and legs and entire battle capacity and ability to wage war as a price to run fast.
Even making jump pad team only is a good start so if you're using it as an escape mechanism people can't just follow you on it deeming it pointless.
My personal thoughts are:
- Passive health replaced with faster strafe left/right like revenant fast crawl.
- Jump pad becomes tact, 25 sec reuse.
- Ultimate gives health tick like current passive and fast speed like current tact for 60 seconds, 2 min 30 sec reuse.
This would put him comparative to other top 3 legends in terms of cool down Vs power. Which is fair, he's been bottom barrel for SO LONG so put him on the podium for a while.
Oh, and stop buffing wraith and saying it's a nerf. Jeez.
- @StarMystro Yeah us mains of Octane had to wait a year and half though for that small (ONE) change ever to Octane
Here is What I suggest for an Octane buff and not just a tweak to him: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Legends-Feedback/Octane-Team-Utility-Buff-idea/m-p/9343497#M11888
@BillyCrash100 if you're regularly hitting legend each season and can our power wraith potato play using octane whilst constantly stimming you're a better man than me.
In the main, he is a weak legend - it's undisputed in the polls. Season 6 poll had him joint last (dispite your person opinions re: mirage).
If you believe Octane is a top tier legend then you're in the wrong thread.
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